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Has Justice been Served? Year 11 Legal Studies

Gerard Baden-Clay

Allison Baden-Clay was reported missing by her husband on 20th April 2012, and her body found ten days later. On 15 July 2014, he was found guilty and given a life sentence. Baden-Clay appealed the conviction and on 8 December 2015, it was downgraded to manslaughter. In August 2016, the High Court of Australia re-instated the murder conviction.